Bill Text: IA HF198 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the inclusion of reasonable training costs in the direct costs considered reimbursable for Medicaid home and community-based services programs. (Formerly HF 100)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-04 - Withdrawn from further consideration of the Senate. S.J. 178. [HF198 Detail]
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
100)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
inclusion
of
reasonable
training
costs
1
in
the
direct
costs
considered
reimbursable
for
Medicaid
2
home
and
community-based
services
programs.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
HOME
AND
COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES
PROVIDERS
1
——
REASONABLE
COSTS
OF
STAFF
TRAINING
——
REIMBURSEMENT
AS
2
DIRECT
COSTS.
The
department
of
human
services
shall
adopt
3
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
provide
that
reasonable
4
costs
of
staff
training
incurred
by
providers
of
home
and
5
community-based
services
under
the
medical
assistance
program
6
are
reimbursable
as
direct
costs.
Such
reimbursement
shall
7
include
reimbursement
of
the
reasonable
costs
associated
with
8
the
learning
management
system
utilized
under
the
college
of
9
direct
support
training
program.
10
EXPLANATION
11
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
human
services
to
12
adopt
administrative
rules
to
provide
that
the
reasonable
13
costs
of
staff
training
incurred
by
providers
of
home
and
14
community-based
services
under
the
medical
assistance
15
(Medicaid)
program
are
reimbursable
as
direct
costs.
The
16
reimbursement
shall
include
reimbursement
of
the
reasonable
17
costs
associated
with
the
learning
management
system
utilized
18
under
the
college
of
direct
support
training
program.
19
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